Direction signal



J. R. MCMAHN' DIRECTION SIGNAL f Filed Feb. 19. 1.924

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JOHN R. MCMAHON, OF'IES MQNES, IOWA..

cinnamon SIGNAL.

Application led Iebruary 19, 1924. Serial No. 693,809.

To all 107mm t may concern.'

Bc it. known that I, JOHN R. .Meh/IA-ION, a citizen of the United States. residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk ind ,State of iowa, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Direction Signals, ot' which the following.;v is a. specification.

'llhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in direction signa-ls for motor ,vehicles and has particular reference to the provision of a device ot' that kind, particularly useful 'upon closed cars.

'lie primary object oi the invention is to provide a direction signal for use upon motor vehicles known as coups and Sedans and by means ot' which the driver muy readilvY indicate his intention to turn when the glass panel in the adjacent side of the vehicle body is closed.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a signal or this kind and type which embraces the desired qualitiesof simplicity, durability und efficiency in operation so that the vdevice may meet with all of the requirements for a successful commercial use. i

il further object is to provide a direction signal which is a substantial improvement over the direction signal shown vand described in my application, Serial No. 666',- 529, allowed on or about January 30th, 1924.

lilith the foregoing' and other objects in rien' as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the saine consists in the novel term, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more -fully described, shown in the accompanying drawingiand claimed,

In the drawing, 'wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout several views,

Figure lis a fragmentary side eleva` tional view illustrating u direction ,si/glial cinistructed in accordance with tho'ifii-esent invention, operatively implied t; the glass panel of a4 closed our bo y ivi/tjr he. indicating pointer in its normal ''ibperative position, e 'f Figure 2 is a fragmentary inside elevetional 'View oit the glass panel of the sedan or coup door to which the present direction signal is applied for disclosing more nocnrately the means,whereby said indie-.iting pointer may be moved to im operative position,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the present direction signal applied, the pointer being shown as extended outwardly to an operative indimu'zingY position, and

Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectional View taken substantially upon theline 4?-4 of Figure l for .more clearly disclosingthe specific construction of the pointer per se.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, v

5 indicates the body1 of the so-called closed car automobile, the doors of which are provided with vertically movable glass panels 6 which may be lowered for opening the same, as is well known in the art, the panel herein shown beingl that adjacent the drivers Seat. i

In accordance with. the present invention, a signal is provided including a. mount ing member 7 or" Substantially 'inverted U- shaped form adapted to' be slipped onto the upper edge portion of the panel 6 and pref erably constructed of a. springy sheet metal material-whereby said mounting member in reality serves as aspring clip for engaging over the upper edge of said glass panel i3. lior preventing this spring clasp 7 .tro-n1 tilting; upon the panel `6 due to the Weight of the. pointer hingedly secured the-reto and to be hereinafter more fully described, the upper closed side of said clip is provid `with an extension 8 as more clearly shown in the side elevational views, Figures 1 and 2.

Hingedlv secured to the outer side portion of said spring clip or clasp 7 and at the rear edge thereof in orderto swing into a5' horizontal plone, said hinge connection being` designated 9, is a signalling member or edss erin l0 in the general form of an arrow 1 The connection 9 between the and sind clip ,7 1s in the form o hinge that norn'mllv serves as e as shown. pointer l() a spring 'means 1for maintaining this pointer or signal arm in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, that is, at e. point adjacent the glass pzuicl 6.

For strengthening purposes it is preferable that this signal member or pointer i0* which is of sheet inet-al, be formed throughout almost itsV entire length with a. longitudinal corrugation il and for preventing direct Contact between this pointer and the glass panel 6 the end thereof carries a. rubber tip 12.

At adjacent points the outer side ofthe spring; clip i as Well as the pointer 10 are 'formed with struck-out lugs 12-12 to which .are connected the lower ends of chain seclic ' will be readily tions 13-l3- These chain sections are connected to a ring 14 that is carried by one end of an operating strap 15 that entends upwardly, passes over the clip 7 and then downwardly into the body of the machine et a point adjacent the drivers seetK thereof, and it will be at once obvious that by pulling upon this strapl the signal member or pointer 10 will be moved to the out- Wardly swung position shown in Figure 3 for thus' indicating-to drivers of approaching vehicles or yto traffic oicers that 'the driver of this particular vehicle intends to make a turn.

The operating strap l'is formed at a predetermined point with a reinforced opening 16 that is adapted to be passed over a struckout lug 17 upon the inner side of the clip 7 for maintainin the signal arm or pointer l0 in the operative position shown 1n Fig-- ure 3.

Froml the foregoing description it is believed that the construction and operation as Well as the advantages of the invention by those skilled Minor parting :from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What claim' as new is l. An indicator for automobiles compris' ing a substantiaily U-shaped resilient metal clip,l an indicator ann pivotally connected et its inner end to said clip, spring means in the art.

in g a substantially U-shaped resilient understood and appreciated.l

changes may be made Without de- :inname active on said arm for normaily maintaining the saine in inoperative position, an operating member slidably mounted upon said clip, cooperating means between the clip and op erating member for holding the latter in a set position, a flexible element anchored one end upon the clip and connected at its opposite end to the adjacent end of the in dicator arm, and a connection between the intermediate portion of seid flexible ele ment and said operating member.

2. An indicator for automobiles coinprisinetei clip, anindicator arm pivotaliy connected at its inner end to said clip, sprino means active on said arm for normally rneintaimn ing the same in inoperative position, a sub-1 stantially U-shaped operating slot slidably mounted nponsaid clip, the inner strap being provided with an opening, said clip being provided with said open'in for locking the strap in 'e set position, eXible element anchored at one end upon said clip and connected at its opposite end to the inner end of said indicator arm, the adjacent arm of said strap being connected to the intermediate portion of said flexible element, so that when the strap is slid back and forth on the clip, it will serve to swing said arm upon its pivot. i

in testimony Whereor'an my signeture,

Jenn n. Marmiton.

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